pussy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cat.
  2. The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
  3. Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow.
  4. Sexual intercourse with a female; usually in the phrase get some pussy.
  5. A coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, weak-spirited, or pathetic person.
  6. A woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness.
  7. The anus of a man, usually the passive participant in gay sex.
  8. Used in blends to form deliberately grotesque and unwieldy words referring to cavities. See -ussy.
  9. A notional part of the body used during exertion of effort; usually in the form put one's whole pussy into.
  10. A game of tipcat.
verb
  1. Used in a phrasal verb: pussy out.
adj
  1. Containing or exuding pus.
adj
  1. Alternative form of pursy.
name
  1. A village in La Léchère, Savoie department, France.

Pronunciation

po͝osʹi /ˈpʊsi/ En-us-ncalif-pussy.ogg /ˈpɵsɪj/ /ˈpʉse/ /-sɪ/ /-si/ pŭs'i /ˈpʌ.si/ en-us-ncalif-pussy-puhsee.ogg

Word forms

pussy pussies pussying pussied pussier pussiest more pussy most pussy

Etymology

Etymology tree English puss Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pussy From puss (“cat”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Usage of the word to refer to a coward may be influenced by pusillanimous.

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